Bracon alejandromasisi Sharkey sp. nov. Figures 31, 32

Diagnostics.

BOLD:AAA5367. Consensus barcode. TGTATTATATTTTTTATTTGGAATATGAGCYGGAATAATTGGTTTATCAATAAGTTTAATTATTCGTTTAGAATTAGGRATACCAGGTAGTTTAYTAGGTAATGATCAAATTTATAATAGTATAGTTACAGCKCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAGTAATATTAGGAGGWTTTGGTAATTGATTAGTTCCTTTAATATTAGGTGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTYCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTAATTCCTTCATTAATTTTATTATTATTAAGAAGAATTTTAAATGTTGGTGTAGGRACAGGCTGAACTATTTATCCTCCTTTATCTTCTATAATAGGTCATAGAGGWATATCTGTRGATTTATCTATTTTYTCTTTACATTTAGCTGGTATTTCTTCTATTATAGGATCGATTAATTTTATTACAACAATTTTAAATATACATTTATTAATATTAAAATTAGATCAATTAACTTTATTTATTTGATCAATTTTTATTACAACTATTTTATTATTATTATCTTTACCTGTATTAGCAGGAGCTATTACTATAYTATTAACTGATCGAAATTTWAATACTTCATTTTTTGATTTTTCTGGAGGTGGGGATCCAATTYTATTTCAACATTTATTT. Bracon alejandromasisi and B. tihisiaboshartae occupy the same BIN and have the same consensus barcode. Bracon tihisiaboshartae can be differentiated from B. alejandromasisi by the color of the metasomal terga: entirely yellow in B. tihisiaboshartae and partly black in B. alejandromasisi

Holotype ♀.

Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Sendero Nayo, 10.92446, -85.46953, 1090 meters, caterpillar collection date: 22/x/2013, wasp eclosion date: 09/xi/2013, number eclosed 17. Depository: CNC.

Host data. Gregarious parasitoid of Consul electra ( Nymphalidae) feeding on leaves of Piper psilorhachis ( Piperaceae).

Caterpillar and holotype voucher codes. 13-SRNP-36214, DHJPAR0054650.

Note.

Bracon alejandromasisi and Bracon tihisiaboshartae occupy the same BIN but are clearly two species, see comments for B. tihisiaboshartae .

Paratypes.

Hosts = Consul electra and Consul cecrops ( Nymphalidae) feeding on four species of Piper ( Piperaceae). 14 specimens, same data as holotype and DHJPAR0029029, DHJPAR0029036, DHJPAR0029031, DHJPAR0034263. Depository: CNC.

Etymology.

Bracon alejandromasisi is named in honor of Alejandro Masis’ persistent high-quality biopoliticking on behalf of ACG in San José, Costa Rica, and especially in Guanacaste Province.